Top Chef (tv program)

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This is it. After 14 episodes and what seems like a lifetime, we’re left with the two best chefs ready to duke it out for the title of "Top Chef."
With Gregory and Mei winning, respectively, the first QuickFire and Elimination Challenge, they...

After surviving last week's elimination against Melissa, "Top Chef" finalist Mei uses one of the most overused phrases in reality show history: "S--t just got real." That’s what happens when you’ve been in front of a camera for a...

A three-part finale? Are you kidding me?
Looking back at past seasons, they’ve all lasted about 16 or 17 episodes. This season felt longer because it was Boston, where the frigid weather and overall snobbery make a month feel like a year.
After a...

Ever wondered why Boston is called “Bean Town”? Me neither. But since this is the last challenge in Boston, Padma will give us one last local history lesson.
Apparently back in the day, the locals used to bake beans in molasses, and it was so prevalent...

Just in case you were wondering, George Pagnois wants to remind everyone that he is both white and he likes girls. George does a roll call of everyone left: “We’ve got a little Asian (Mei), a lesbian Asian (Melissa), a gay black dude (Gregory) and...

"Why is Andy Cohen the QuickFire judge this week?"
That must be the question going through the minds of our remaining five chefs as they walk into the “Top Chef” kitchen. That is, if they even know who Andy Cohen is.
We know Andy because...

Here’s a question: Why is it called “Restaurant Wars”? There are two restaurants and they battle it out only once. So if anything, it should be called "Restaurants War," right?
Then again, it doesn’t matter what it is called, because it’s one...

After last week’s double elimination, the collective mood is actually pretty light. Sure two people are gone, but the rest of the group knew those two weren’t going all the way anyway.
Katie says it’s all about surviving the next day. And of course,...

Gregory is on a roll.
He’s won two challenges in a row and Katsuji jokingly says he going to hit Gregory in the face when he’s asleep. That’s not funny, and it makes no sense. Though I think Aaron would like to hit Katsuji in the face, asleep or not....

Ron Eyester is upset.
His team landed on the bottom last week and Joy Crump got sent home for serving raw veal. For some reason he is blaming it on the drama between Aaron and Keriann. He tells everyone in the stew room, “If we have another team...

All eyes are on Mei Lin.
She whooped everyone and won the first elimination challenge last week with a bowl of rice porridge. Rice porridge, people!
In the stew room over empty bottles of beer and wine, one of the brunette cheftestants felt the need...

After 12 seasons, "Top Chef" heads to Boston, where I’m sure we will be constantly reminded about how old and important the city is and how rich it is with traditions. Oh yeah and the Red Sox. Don’t you dare forget about the Sox! #eyeroll
We...

Technically, you could open a casino without a celebrity chef. But, why gamble?
On Monday, the management of Horseshoe Baltimore announced the two chefs it hopes will be marquee culinary attractions at its casino, which is now under construction on...

We’ve been hungry for this all season long.
The "Top Chef" Finale has arrived. After a slow start to the season in New Orleans, the drama has built up to a culinary showdown of Nina versus Nicholas in Hawaii. If you are going to lose a...

Aloha! It’s the "Top Chef" finale part 1, in Maui.
After some time off, the cheftestants all reunite in beautiful Hawaii to battle it out for the title. They are greeted on the island by Padma, Tom and Sam Choy.
Shirley, Nina and Nicholas will...

It’s getting down to the wire for the final chefs, and we get the season's tensest episode and one of the most intense episodes to date.
This week we join in with the final six cheftestants left for the season. We quickly reminisce over the past...

It’s the holiday season, and one of your favorite presents was just unwrapped!
I hope you got stuffed to the gills last week with turkey, stuffing and apple pie, because, the episode we have been awaiting for 10, count em’ 10 weeks, is here!...

It’s getting hot in here!
Something that we would definitely expect from being in the South is some heat. For this QuickFire Challenge, the chefs are tasked with creating and bottling their own hot sauce in 45 minutes.
This challenge proves particularly...

With glamorous resorts, ramped-up cuisine and high adventure, this no-passport-needed Caribbean isle has new allure for U.S. tourists.
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Remember how fun it was to play "Musical Chairs" when you were a kid? Now imagine playing that again, but instead of just grabbing a seat, you are cooking.
This week’s QuickFire Challenge is just that for the cheftestants. The chefs are...